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I can’t remember the issue with this board - it may function fine, actually. It’s been fully recapped and cleaned. However, there’s quite a lot of corrosion at the base of the TI chip shown in the centre of the photo. It looks like the corrosion may even be bridging a couple leads.  I’ve tried...

This was the first I’d read about this and I’ve had the very issue you describe with my G4 1.25GHz Mini. On one 1080p monitor, it works fine, but when set to 1080p plugged into my 4K monitor, there’s no image. I have to VNC in, remotely change the settings to something (anything) lower than...

It’s probably nothing special to many, but I finally bit the bullet and snagged a Pismo PowerBook off eBay. The seller misidentified it as a Lombard (which I already own). Given that my Lombard is a bit of a Frankensteined machine - had to replace the innards of a 333Mhz with 400MHz components -...

I’d watch that! This is the device I use to capture from my old Macs, though I picked it up significantly cheaper on Amazon: https://www.startech.com/uk/AV/Converters/Video/usb-3-capture-device-vga~USB32VGCAPRO. This is an awesome project, by the way, and I’ve been following it steadily. Thanks...

Well, I feel silly. After removing the battery holder and resitting it (and a couple capacitors) to make sure no old capacitor goo was lying around, I noticed a bit of grime on the logic board connectors. Gave them a good clean and now the machine is up and running again.  <_<  Thanks for...

Unfortunately, I no longer have it as I sold it on after getting the 550 board. The original lobo needed fixing at the time.

Yes! So, might it be a logic board issue then?

Hello all, The short version: The CC (re-capped) no longer boots. I seek guidance. The long version: I booted my Colour Classic earlier today after about 8 months of non-use and I ran into a series of issues. Let me start by saying that the CC has an LC 550 logic board. Both the logic board...

I see you're angling to keep both, which is of course the best possible outcome. If forced to choose, I'd personally say the SE/30. While the Mystic CC is a wonderful novelty, it feels like the 'Never Say Never Again' (random, unofficial Bond film with an official Bond actor) of the classic Mac...

“my new rule is, I'm not buying anything I don't have room for on my desk.” Which is why I keep extending the size of my desk.

I use a previous version of this TP-Link WiFi adapter in Client Mode. It converts your ethernet connection to WiFi and is compatible with all modern networks. It’s also USB powered. It has allowed me to get something as old as the Mac IIx connected to WiFi. So, it’s not a dongle per se, but it...

My Rominator II sits in a drawer because I couldn’t get it to work with one of my machines. But that’s my fault, not its. So yes, I’d say this is a pretty good solution for you, as it is a 32-bit clean rom in its default configuration.

I, too, am still getting the offline message. Just wanted to express my continued interest in giving it a go. Thanks!

I’d like to be enabled, please. Thanks!

Thanks for each of those replies. It helps to know what the options are. Obviously, my VGA setup is the way to go in almost all instances, but given that the computer has the output capability, I thought it was worth checking. Cheers!

So, my 8600 has video out as well as in. While I'm familiar with how to capture video coming into the machine, I've got a specific use question about video out. The machine has two video out types: RCA (white, red, yellow) and S-video. Assuming I had the right converter (e.g. RCA to USB...

Story of my life. ???? Great work on saving the iMac, though. That said, when you said it was your grandpa's, I suddenly felt really old!! We owned the 333MHz blueberry model, but the original Bondi Blue iMac is very cool indeed.

Just wanted to add my congratulations for a job well done, BMOW. It's a really cool project and I look forward to seeing where things go from here. The LC has always been near and dear to my heart. One thing that really makes me smile is the inclusion of your Retro USB in those pictures. I'm...

So, I've started the process of cleaning the AEK. All keycaps removed and cleaned, 30 years of dust vacuumed, isopropyl alcohol scrubbed in. The housing and spacebar are currently cooking under a blacklight after a generous layering of peroxide cream for some retrobriting action. More photos to...

I'll be following this closely. Thanks for putting the effort in!